HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/12/2021 - WorkshopI HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the
Workshop Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of August 12, 2021, which were
approved by the City Council on August 31, 2021.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 31st day of August 2021.
(SEAL)
ebecca Huerta
City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas
City of Corpus Christi
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9277
Corpus Christi, Texas 78469-9277
(361) 826-3105
rebeccah@cctexas.com
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City of Corpus Christi
Meeting Minutes
City Council Workshop Session
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
cctexas.com
Thursday, August 12, 2021
9:00 AM City Council Chambers
FY 2022 Budget Workshop for Streets, Stormwater (including Proposed Stormwater
Fee), Water and Wastewater Utilities, Capital Budget and Gas Department
Public Notice - - ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA ARE FOR COUNCIL'S
INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AND NO
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE SOLICITED.
A. Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 9:13 a.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of the City
Council and the required Charter Officers were present to conduct the meeting.
Charter Officers: City Manager Peter Zanoni, City Attorney Miles Risley and City
Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta.
Note: Council Member Hunter participated by video conference.
Present 8 - Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo, Council Member Roland Barrera, Council Member Gil
Hernandez, Council Member Michael Hunter, Council Member John Martinez, Council
Member Ben Molina, Council Member Mike Pusley, and Council Member Greg Smith
Absent 1 - Council Member Billy A. Lerma
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
1. 21-1002 FY 2022 Budget Workshop for Streets, Stormwater (including Proposed
Stormwater Fee), Water and Wastewater Utilities, Capital Budget and Gas
Department
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 1.
Director of Public Works and Street Operations Richard Martinez presented information
on the following Public Works topics: mission statement, organization chart, and
information about Public works Department; FY2021 achievements; street maintenance
three year historical funding levels; FY2022 proposed revenue budget for street
maintenance and reconstruction; 11 proposed enhancements: 1. pavement rehabilitation
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crew, 2. vision zero program enhancement, 3. LED internally illuminated street name
signs, 4. safe routes to schools program, 5. special event traffic control, 6. pavement
evaluation contracts, 7. CDL pilot training program, 8. safety grant match, 9. traffic signal
battery backup system installation program, 10. fiber optic communication to traffic
management center and 11. improvement along Northwest Blvd.
Council Members, Director Martinez and City Manager Peter Zanoni discussed the
following topics: 18 miles of residential streets will be reconstructed with the $18 million
that is budgeted; 40 percent of residential streets need to be reconstructed; if the
obligation towards reconstruction to arterial and collectors could be reduced residential
street fund could be increased; how fees are determined for the Industrial district; former
Council Member David Lobe gave a brief overview of what the previous council
negotiated with the Industrial Districts; working with AEP in adding new street lights;
whether to finance the new street lights with AEP or owning the lights in-house; sidewalks
needing to be a part of the planning and ciesign for new schools and neighborhoods;
incorporating more hike and bike trails; include a commitment requirement to the city for
the Commercial Driver License (CDL) program; and whether traffic lights can be
sequenced.
Director of Public Works and Street Operations Richard Martinez presented information
on the following Storm Water Operations topics: mission statement, organization chart,
and information about Storm Water; FY2021 Achievements; FY 2022 proposed budget;
6 proposed enhancements: channel maintenance crew; in-house street sweeping
transition; CDL pilot program; public education and outreach; storm water account
reconciliation team; and storm water crew quarters modular complex.
Council Members, Director Martinez and City Manager Peter Zanoni discussed the
following topics: acquiring two new street sweepers and arterials to be done in-house;
and educating the public on the storm water program.
Director of Public Works and Street Operations Richard Martinez presented information
on the following Storm Water Utility Fee Process topics: statewide storm water
implementation; objectives of a standalone storm water fee; Current Fee Structure:
current customer impact; existing rate fee structure; parcel without water meters;
Proposed Rate Structure: parcel types, tiered residential options, storm water 5 -year
program, storm water improvements; Customer Impacts: impact of impervious areas
examples (single family resident), utility assistance program, impact of impervious area
examples (non -single family residential); Benchmarking and community input.
Council Members, Director Martinez and City Manager Peter Zanoni discussed the
following topics: whether there is funding for private and public retention ponds; having
maintenance requirements for private retention ponds; assisting property owners to
calculate their new water rate; non-residential rate moved back to the equivalent
residential unit (ERU); refineries are not in the city limits and will not pay a storm water
fee; separate non-residential rate from industry rate; rates for multiple properties use a
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master meter; how the available funds from previous years will be used and increasing
the amount of residential streets that need to be repaired.
Chief Operating Officer of Water Utilities Michael Murphy presented information on the
following Water and Wastewater Utilities: mission statement, about water and
wastewater utilities, organization chart, FY2021 Achievements, Performance Measures,
FY2022 Services, FY2022 water/wastewater proposed operating budget, FY2022
enhancements, FY2022 water CIP, Water Towers, other funds, wastewater treatment
plants, consent decree, FY2022 proposed water/wastewater rates, and the Impact on
Fy2022 utility bill.
Council Members, Chief Operating Officer Murphy, Director of Water Utilities Kevin
Norton, Strategic Communication Manager Amber Oetting, Assistant Director of Support
Services Reba George, Assistant Director of Maintenance of Lines Wesley Nebgen,
Assistant Director of Water Quality & Treatment Gabriel Ramirez and Assistant Director
of WasteWater Daniel Deng discussed the following topics: Mary Rhodes Pipelines
being able to run at full capacity; whether any of the $9.6 million will be included in the
2022 budget for the Mary Rhodes Pipeline; funding concerns regarding the permits for
desalination; whether the Maximo System can automatically populate work orders for
preventative maintenance; all lift stations that are scheduled to be rebuilt should be listed
separately on the budget; when the debt service will be paid off; whether residential
customers can add a separate water meter for irrigation and pools; and San Patricio
Industries will pay a drought fee.
City Manager Peter Zanoni recommended postponing the CIP Engineering Services
and Gas Department budget presentation until Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
due to the time constraints.
D. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned the meeting at 12:27 p.m.
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